The American Agricultural Press 1819-1860 / Albert Lowther Demaree.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demaree, Albert Lowther, author.

Series:

Columbia University Studies in the History of American Agriculture ; 8

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1941]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Presents a descriptive history of American rural life during the first half of the 19th century as portrayed in farm journals from the time.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Illustrations

I. Early American Agricultural Literature

Part I. The American Agricultural Press 1819-1860

II. America's Pioneer Farm Journal

III. Program and Policies of the Farm Press

IV. The Editors

V. Special Features

VI. Advertising

VII. "Ladies' Department"

VIII. Rural Poetry

IX. The Agricultural Fair

X. Significance of the Agricultural Press

Part II. Selected Articles from the Journals

Part III. Sketches of Certain Important Journals 1819-1860

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89181-4

OCLC:

1114895628